A quick-thinking Butler County teen led police to a stolen SUV and possibly a police impersonator.

A quick-thinking Butler County teen led police to a stolen SUV and possibly a police impersonator.

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Updated: 6:15 PM EDT Mar 28, 2016

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WEBVTT UV WITH FLASHING REDAND BLUE LIGHTS CAUGHT HISATTENTION.>> THEY WERE RIGHT UNDERNEATHTHE MIRROR, RED AND BLUE UNDERHERE. REPORTER: AMONG THOSE RED ANDBLUE FLASHING LIGHTS THIS TEEN,WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BEIDENTIFIED, SAYS THERE WERE ALSORED FLAGS.THE TEENAGER WAS HEADING SOUTHON 75 WHEN AN SUV HEADING NORTHMADE AN UNUSUAL MOVE THAT DRIVERMADE A U-TURN IN THE CENTERMEDIAN.TEEN, HE MADE TRAFFIC STOP ANDEVERYTHING.HE HAD RED AND BLUE FLASHINGLIGHTS.I THOUGHT IT WAS A POLICE CARAND THEN I NOTICED HE TURNEDTHEM OFF AND SLOWED DOWN AND IIT WAS A BMW CAR. REPORTER: INSTINCTS KICKED INFOR THE 18-YEAR-OLD WHO IS ALSOAN ASPIRING POLICE OFFICER.HE FOLLOWED THE BMW ON TO 275 ASHE CALLED 911.>> IT'S MY APOLOGIES IF HE'S ADETECTIVE OR NOT BUT I'M JUSTCONCERNED WHY HE'S IN A RUSH ANDI'M NOT SURE IF HE'S A REAL COPOR NOT. REPORTER: AS THEY TURNED ON 747THE TEEN BECAME MORESUSPISCIOUS.THE LICENSE PLATE DOES HAVE AMAGNET BADGE STUCK TO THE RIGHTSIDE OF IT. REPORTER: IT WAS AN FOP PLACARD.WHEN THE CAR TURNED INTO ANAPARTMENT COMPLEX OFFCRESCENTVILLE ROAD THE TEEN SAYSHE DECIDED, FOR HIS OWN SAFETY,TO LET POLICE HANDLE IT FROMHERE.WEST CHESTER POLICE FOUND THESUV PARKED IN BACK OF THECOMPLEX.THE DRIVER WAS GONE.BUT IT TURNS OUT THE BMW X3,JUST LIKE THIS ONE, WAS STOLENFROM THE SILVERTON BMWDEALERSHIP LAST JULY.MANAGERS SAY THE SUV WAS SPOTTEDA COUPLE OF TIMES AROUND GREATERCINCINNATI WITH THE FLASHINGLIGHTS AND FOP EMBLEM.THE DRIVER GOT AWAY EACH TIMEUNTIL CROSSING PATHS WITH ANOBSERVANT TEEN.>> JUST KEEP YOUR EYE OPEN.IF YOU SEE SOMETHING WRONG,NEVER BE AFRAID TO CALL 911.REPORTER: WEST CHESTER POLICETURNED THE INVESTIGATION OVER TOTHE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE WHERE THEY ARE PROCESSINGTHE CAR.I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACKFROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON